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What to do in March 2015

The month of March seems to have sprung up on me from nowhere.  Don’t misunderstand me, it is a welcome surprise but it reminds me that now the gardening season really starts  No time for dilly dallying now.  Time to … Continue reading

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What to do in now in December – 2

Jobs to do………in December Continue to add vegetation to the compost heap or bean trench Check netting over brassicas Continue to check over crops that you have stored from previous months Cover late crop vegetables that are not winter hardy … Continue reading

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What to do in November – 2

November seems to have snuck up on me without me looking.  You wouldn’t be able to tell by the weather that we are in November as it has, so far, been relatively mild for the end of Autumn. I just … Continue reading

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What to do in August – 2

Firstly, apologies for the post being a little late but I have a valid reason behind it.  I have recently taken on another allotment plot and have been busy turning it around and making it useable for the winter and … Continue reading

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What to do in July – 2

This month for me so far on the allotment has been a little disappointing.  I had a severe attack of onion fly that wiped out all of my March sown onions, (post to follow about that soon), theft of items … Continue reading

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What to do in June – 2

Reading back on last years’ post about what to do in June, you would have thought that I would have learned from my mistakes of not planting too many seeds due to running out of space.  No such luck!  If … Continue reading

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What to do in May – 2

Wow! Where did April go in such a hurry. I can’t believe that we are in May already. The months just seem to be flying by. With the warmer weather approaching and the seedlings and plants growing at an alarming … Continue reading

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What to do in April – 2

First of all let me apologise for the late posting of this guide. Due to the British summertime springing on us last week, I have been making the most of the additional sunlight hours and spent more time within my … Continue reading

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What to do in March – 2

I get excited when I see the 1st March approach on my calendar because for me that brings about the start of seed sowing.  The beginning of the month seed sowing depends a lot on the weather that we are experiencing, … Continue reading

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What to do in August.

I spend most of my time now harvesting the produce that we have tended to for the past few months (hence the late blog post). I have to be very imaginative to include the fresh fruit and vegetables into our everyday … Continue reading

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